In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grade like this:
GRADE, a parish in Helston district, Cornwall; on the coast, near the Lizard, 9½ miles SSE of Helston, and 14½ SSW of Falmouth r. station. Post town, Ruan-Minor, under Helston, Cornwall. Acres, 1, 981; of which 35 are water. Real property, £1, 852. Pop., 327. Houses, 69. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Ruan-Minor, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £334.* Patron, the Rev. F.Jackson. The church contains brasses and monuments of the Eriseys; and was recently in a very dilapidated condition.
Grade through time
Grade is now part of Kerrier district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kerrier has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grade itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grade, in Kerrier and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3852
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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